New study just released. The result will not be surprising to most men on this site. A lot of us have put up with being hit, slapped, kicked or punched by a woman we were in a relationship with……..at some point in our lives.
And this just covers the topic of physical abuse. Most experts in psychology will tell you that psychological abuse can be just as destructive to a person as moderate physical abuse is. I’ll be waiting for that study.
Don’t expect this to be widely covered in any of the mainstream press.
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Boys More Likely To Be Victims Of Teen Dating Violence Than Girls, Study Shows
VANCOUVER — Who is more likely to be victimized by teen dating violence? If you’re quick to think it’s girls, new data shows you’re wrong. In a surprising twist, recently published research indicates boys are more likely to report being victims of dating violence committed by partners who hit, slap or push them.
Researchers with the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU) conducted a longitudinal study of dating violence. While reports of physical abuse went down over time, they say there is a troubling gender-related trend.
Five percent of teens reported physical abuse from their dating partners in 2013, down from 6 percent in 2003. But in the last year, 5.8 percent of boys reported dating violence compared to 4.2 percent of girls.
“It could be that it’s still socially acceptable for girls to hit or slap boys in dating relationships,” says lead author Catherine Shaffer, a PhD student with SFU, in a release. “This has been found in studies of adolescents in other countries as well.”
Researchers looked at data collected from three British Columbia Adolescent Health Surveys conducted over a 10-year timespan. Participants were 35,900 students in grades 7 through 12 who were in dating relationships.
This is the first North American study to compare statistics for boys and girls and the first Canadian study to consider teen dating violence over the course of a decade.
Elizabeth Saewyc, senior study author and a UBC nursing professor, thinks the results tell us that teens in dating relationships need more support programs.
“A lot of our interventions assume that the girl is always the victim, but these findings tell us that it isn’t always so,” notes Saewyc. “And relationship violence, be it physical, sexual or other forms, and regardless who the perpetrator is, is never OK. Health-care providers, parents and caregivers, schools and others can protect teens from dating violence by helping them define what healthy relationships look like, even before their first date.”
Researchers say a study is needed to find out why boys are experiencing an increase in dating violence.
The study results were published on July 18, 2018 in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
https://www.studyfinds.org/boys-more-victimized-by-teen-dating-violence-than-girls-study-finds/
How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.
Monk 1 year, 4 months ago.
